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The Executive Regulation of the Federal Decree-Law No. 8 of 2017 on Value Added Tax

Cabinet Decision No. 52 of 2017 – Issued 26 Nov 2017

Cabinet Decision No. 46 of 2020 – Issued 4 Jun 2020 (Effective from 4 Jun 2020)

Cabinet Decision No. 24 of 2021 – Issued 11 Mar 2021 (Effective from 1 Jan 2018)

Cabinet Decision No. 88 of 2021 – Issued 28 Sep 2021 (Effective from 30 Oct 2021)

Cabinet Decision No. 99 of 2022 – Issued 21 Oct 2022 (Effective from 1 Jan 2023)

Cabinet Decision No. 100 of 2024 – Issued 6 Sep 2024 (Effective from 15 Nov 2024)

Cabinet Decision No. 100 of 2025 – Issued 12 Aug 2025 (Effective from 29 Sep 2025)

Contents

Title 1 - Definitions

Article 1 - Definitions

Title 2 - Supply

Article 2 - Supply of Goods

Article 3 - Supply of Services

Article 3 (bis) - Exceptions of Supplies

Article 4 - Supply of More Than One Component

Article 5 - Exceptions Related to Deemed Supply

Title 3 - Registration

Article 6 - Application for Registration

Article 7 - Mandatory Registration

Article 8 - Voluntary Registration

Article 9 - Related Parties

Article 10 - Registration as a Tax Group

Article 11 - Amendments to a Tax Group

Article 12 - Effect of Registration as a Tax Group

Article 13 - Aggregation of Related Parties

Article 14 - Tax Deregistration

Article 14 (bis) - Tax Deregistration to Protect the Integrity of the Tax System

Article 15 - Deregistration of a Tax Group Registration or Amendment Thereof

Article 16 - Exception from Registration

Article 17 - Registration when the Decree-Law Comes into Force

Article 18 - Liabilities Due Before Deregistration

Title 4 - Rules Relating to Supplies

Article 19 - Due Tax at Date of Supply

Article 20 - Place of Supply of Goods Delivered Within the State

Article 21 - Place of Supply of Services Related to Real Estate

Article 22 - Place of Supply of Certain Transport Services

Article 23 - Telecommunication and Electronic Services

Article 24 - Evidence for Certain Supplies Between the Implementing States

Article 25 - Market Value

Article 26 - Apportionment of Single Consideration

Article 27 - Price Excluding Tax

Article 28 - Discounts, Subsidies and Vouchers

Title 5 - Profit Margin Scheme

Article 29 - Accounting for Tax on the Profit Margin